Match-flare.



J.- DEAN. MATCH FLARE. APPLICATION FILED APR.28, 1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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. oHN DEAN; or RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR To JOHN DEAN MANUFACTURING coMPANY, or BACINE, wIscoNsIN; A CORPORATION or WISCONSIN.

MATCH-FLARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Application filed April 28, 1910. Serial No. 558,310.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l donx DEAN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Racine, Racine county, Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Flares; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventirzi, such as will enablc others skilled in the art to which it a ppertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in match flares, and the like; and the objects and nature of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating what I now consider my preferred embodiments from among other formations within the spiritand scope of my invention.

The invention consists in certain features in construction and in formations and arrangements as more fully and particularly set forth hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings;-Fignre 1, is a perspective view of a tube constructed in accordance with my in.- vention and forming a multiplicity of separable match flares, one flare being shown partially broken or separated from said tube, each flare being shown bearing advertising matter on the exterior surface thereof. Figs. 2 and 3, are perspective views from opposite sides of a folded sheet or blank from which a tube, Fig. 1, can be formed by rolling and pasting. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of a tube constructed in accordance with my invent-ion and adapted to be cut into flares of the desired length, this tube not being formed with the lines of weakness present in the tube of Fig. '1. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of a match having a flare of my invention afiixed thereon. Fig. 6, is a perspective view of a match flare enlarged. Fig. 7, shows a flarein longitudinal section and confined on a match and lapping and adhering to the head thereof.

The flare of my invention is composed of ausually flexible or compressible thin walled tube or sheet having an initia-l'igniting end wall or edge and being formed by a rolled and pastedsheet of pulp or paper material carrying or impregnated with a substance to accelerate oxidation or-combustion preferably without the production or presence of an extensive flame. 'l'hese flares can be made separately or individually, each being formed by rolling a sheet of the width of a single flare, or elongated tubes can be formed in length equal to the length of a number of flares so that the tubes can thereafter be cut or broken into short lengths to form a multiplicity of flares. These elongated tubes'can be formed with spaced lines of weakness or separation to renderthe same readily separable or breakable into the in dividual flares; or the tubes can be formed as shown by Fig. 4, without these lines of weakness and adapted .to be cut into the desired lengths to form flares, with orwithout inscriptions or advertising matter on the exterior surfaces thereof.

The tubes of a length to form the multiplicity of flares can be'sold as attachable match flares to be carried on the person and supply flares for attachment to matches when needed for use as such. If desired, the flares can be attached to matches in the process of preparing the matches for the market so the matches can be furnished to the trade with the flares of my invention applied thereto, as shown by F ig." 5. In the process of preparing matches for the market these flares 'of my invention can be slipped onto the match stems, by hand or machinery, with the flares partially overlapping the match heads, each match head being moist; when the flare is applied thereto or having been previously softened asby the application ofmoisture thereto so that. the flare will be cemented and secured to the match by the head when dried and thus .in effect form a permanent part of the ;-match, or the flares might be formed and secured on the matches by rolling the sheets directly on the match stems. The walls of the flares are preferably comparatively thin or flexible so that the flares can be readily cross sectional formations with the flare conforming thereto.

The construction and formation of the flare is such that,under combustion it contracts or shrinks and thus binds on or grips slipped on match stems of varying sizes and 4 the match stem and remains thereon as a live coal and does not slide down the stem onto the'fingers or drop from the stern as a menace to property. The flare 1s composed of such material and carries such oxidation accelerating substance as to-"produce under combustion a red hotor -incandescent body without objectionable flame "and which will maintain its tobacco or acetylene gas igniting qualities for a desirable length of time. The wind proof or flare matches now on the market, must be used for igniting purposes while flaming inasmuch as the match is dead on the passing of the flame, a live coal is not left that can be utilized for igniting purposes, and while this .flaming match of commerce is thus blazing a strong pungent oracrid odor is given off which .is

destructiveto the-flavor of tobacco and yet tobacco can be ignited therefrom only when this match is thus flaming or blazing.- My

1 flare avoids these objections and is not only wind proof in the sense of the f re match of commerce, but produces an incandescent coal which can be utilized for a considerable length of time for igniting purposes without giving off objectionable odors or flame, although all features of my invention are not restricted to the production of an incandes cent coal for igniting purposes, but this does constitute one feature of my invention.

in present I prefer to form the flares. from tissue like sheets of paper or fibrous pulp or equivalent combustible material rolled in the direction of their lengths in overlying convolutions and pasted and rendered inflammable to accelerate combustion by application of suitable material before or after rolling the sheets. I usually employ forthispurposc a suitable solution of potassium nitrate with which the sheets are im- 3 pregnated andthen dried before rolling although I do not wish to so limit my invention.

There a series of detachably ointed flares or sheaths is to be formed, 1 take an elongated thin shceet l, which in width isportion of the sheet which forms the secured exterior sn 'gaccs of the completed sheaths) said sheet 2.42 be provided with viable intelligible characterizations 3, of any form or design to convey meaning to the human mind through the eye. 'The characterizations 3, whether letters, symbols or other repi esentations are usually of. an advertising characte'r, and the lines of weakness 2, divide the end of the sheet into'series of similar advertising spaces, each space receiving or containing advertising matter 3, complete in itself to be displayed on the outer surface of a sheath,-so that the sheet will at one end have a series of groups of advertising characterizations or representations 3. This.

highly inflammable sheet is then transversely doubled or folded on itself, say on the line 4, to form two superimposed plies, the outermost ply, which is provided with the advertising matter 3, being of greater length than the other or inner ply so as to form the end 5, of the outer ply (bearing the advertising matter) projecting at least a. distance equal to the length of each advertising space, that is a distance at least about equal to the circumferenceof a completed sheath to form the secured outer advertising surface of thesheath. The inner surface of this projecting end 5, (bearing the advertismg matter on itsouter surface) is then coated or otherwise provided with a suitable adhesive, preferably an adhesive that will not retard combustion. For instance, for this purpose, I can employ a inucilagenous substance dissolved'in a potassium nitrate solution. A straight wire or the like, of the required small diameter'is then laid in and transversely of the folded sheet, and then by contact with a rapidly rotating surface while held in a suitable former or holder, the sheet is wound or rolled on the wire into the sheath or roll form and secured in such form by the adhesivelon the projecting end 5, which forms and constitutes the outer surface of the roll.

The folded sheet is rolled on itself in the direction of its length into comparatively loosely and directly overlying convolutions, each convolution being composed of two plies of the sheet, excepting one or more outer convolutions formed by the projecting end 5, and hence being of single ply. The folded sheet is so folded that its short ply forms the inner ply of each convolution and the surface surrounding the centcr' opening of the completed roll, and the free end extremity of said short ply terminates within the completed roll and hence is confined therein by the exterior securing end 5, which secures the convolutions in roll form, but leaves the convolutions free and loose within the outer secured surface.

The inner extremity of the sheet which extends longitudinally and loosely along the bore or center opening of the roll, and of exposed 'each sheath detached therefrom, is formed by the folded doubled edge 4, whereby certain advantages are attained among other reasons because said doubled edge will not catch on andinterfere with the match stem when the sheath is slipped thereon. Each sheath whether torn from an elongated roll, or formed separately, has thin end initial igniting surfaces, for quick almost instant ignition from a burning match head, composed of the .edge of the overlying convolutions of the sheet. The combustion of the sheath is accelerated and aided by the fact that the convolutions are thin and comparatively loose and not secured together which also permits or causes the sheath to shrink or contact tightly onto the match stem durv mgcombustion. The sheath forms an efiicient flare as it will quickly ignite from the burning match head and will then burn and and variations in material and formations maintain combustion out of doors in wind or strong air drafts. I do not herein claim the article of manufacture consisting of a series of match flares formed by an elongated tube separable into individual flares as such article is claimed in my application filed .March 9,1909, Se; No. Itis evident, that various modifications 1. A tubular match flare composed of a thin tissue-like sheet of combustible material carrying chemical salt to accelerate combustionand rolledon itself into'overlying COI12 volutions and secured, whereby the chemical I salt is distributed within and throughout.

the body of said flare and whereby said flare is .characterized by contraction of said convolutions on the match stem under combus-- -tion, by combustion without extensive flame,

and by the production of a live coal residue 1 for; ignition purposes. p

2. A tubular match flare composed of thin combustible sheet material rolled upon itself into overlying. convolutions and impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion without extensive flame and produce a live coal for ignition purposes. 3. A flexible match flare of thin combustible sheet material loosely rolled into overlying convolutions impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion, and characterized-by combustion without extensive flame and a live coal residue for ignition purposes. Y

4:. A tubular match flare impregnated throughout with chemical salt to accelerate combustion and composed of thin combustible sheet material rolled on itself into overlying convolutions producing on combustion a live coal residue for ignition purposes.

5. A tubular match flare composed of thin combustible sheet material rolled on itself into overlying convolutions and impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion,

said chemical salt being uniformly. distrib-' uted' throughout the body of material forming the flare.

6.,A flexible-wall tubular match fiar composed of a rolled and pasted tissue-like sheet of combustible material impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion,

said sheet being rolled on itself and secured to form looselyoverlying convolutions, said flare having an igniting end formed by the edge of saidsheet.

7. A tubular match flare composed of combustible fibrous rolled sheet material impregnated with chemical salt'to' accelerate combustion, in combination with a match having its stem embraced by said flare and its head partially overlapped by theinitial igniting of the sheet.

8. A tubular match flare carrying material to accelerate combustion and composed of rolled combustible sheet material, in combination with a match having its stem embraced by said flare and its head cc plaented to the initial igniting end of said are. r

9. A match flare composed of a combustible sheet rolled on itself and having a roughedge-igniting end, in combination with a match having its stem embraced by said flare and its head adhering thereto.

10. A rolled sheet of highly combustible material, in combination with a match having its stem inserted through said roll and its head secured thereto by the adhesive quality; of the material forming said head.

11. flexible sheath having initial-igniting overlying end edges, said sheath impregnated with combustible accelerating material and formed by a rolled pasted sheet in combination. with a match carrying said flare and having its head adhering thereto.

12. A match flare composed of a tube-like sheath impregnated with material to accelcrate combustion, said sheath formed by tissue-like paper rolled into overlying convolutions whereby said convolutions will shrink under combustion and grip the match stem in combination with a match carrying said sheath and secured thereto.

-13. A match flare embodying material to accelerate combustion and composed of a tube-like sheath having an initial igniting end edge in combination with a match carrying said flare and. hax 'ing its head cement ed thereto by the adhesive quality of the material forming said head.

14. A match flare embodying material to accelerate combustion and composed of thin tissue-like combustible sheet material rolled into overlying convolutions and secured, in combination with a match secured in said flare with its head in quick igniting relation with respect to the initial igniting end of said flare.

15. A match flare consisting of a flexiblewall tube-like paper sheath impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion &

end of said flare formed by the edge flare for matches composed of a in combination with a matchcarrying said flare and having its head partially inclosed thereby.

16. A match flare comprising a sheath tissue-like sheet of combustible material impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion and rolled on itself to form a sheath having an end surface of convolution edges for initial igniting.

18. A match flare head consisting of a sheath carrying material to accelerate combustion and adapted to he slipped onto a match stem and ignite from the head thereof and formed of a thin tissue-like sheet of combustible material rolled on itself into overlying convolutions and pasted down, whereby said-sheath will shrink on and adhere to the match stem ,under combustion.

19. A match flare carrying material to accelerate combustion and composed .of a fold ed sheet rolled on itself in overlying convolutions, the fold line of the sheet forming a doubled inner edge within the bore of the flare.

20. A match flare composed of a highly inflammable tube .consisting of a folded sheet rolled on itself to form a doubled inner free edge along the bore of the tube and overlying conyolutions.

21. A match flare carrying material to accelerate combustion and formed by the loosely overlying inner convolutions of a thin tissue-like sheet of combustible material rolled onitself into tubular form and pasted down at its outer end.

22. A match flare of tubular form and carrying material to accelerate combustion andcomposed of a sheet of thin tissue-like combustible material rolled on itself into overlying convolutions and pasted down at its outer end only, whereby the inner con volutions loosely overlie.

23. A tubular match flare of highly inflammable material composed of a doubled sheet having a projecting securing end, said sheet rolled on itself to form overlying two ply convolutions and a free doubled inner edge, said securing end being pasted down at the exterior of the flare.

214s. match flare carrying material to accelerate combustion and composed of a thin tissue-like sheet of combustible material rolled on itself in the direction ofits length into-overlying convolutions and securedat its outer end only to form a match-stem receiving sheath of loose convolutions.

25. A match flare composed of a sheath carrying material to accelerate combustion and formed by the loosely overlying inner convolutions of a thin tissue-like sheet of combustible material rolled on itself and pasted down at its outer end at the outer convolution of the sheath.

26. A match flare consisting of a tissue:

like rolled sheet having non-securedinner" convolutions and impregnated with chem1-' cal salt to accelerate combustion whereby said convolutions will shrink under combustion,'in combination with a match carrying flare carrying "macelerate combustion and composedof a sheet rolled on itself to form non-secured inner convolntions, in combination with a match carrying said flare and having its head par tiallyinclosed thereby by the longitudinal displacement of said loose convolutions.

29. 'A- match flare composed'of ac'ombus' tible sheet rolled on itself to form overlying convolutions, the edges of said convolutio'ns forming the igniting'end of said flare, in combination with a match having its stem embraced by said flare and itschead in contact with said edges.

30. A tubular match flare carrying m aterial'to accelerate combustion, in combinatlon with a match having ltsstem passed throngh'said flare and its head cemented thereto by the adhesive'quality of the material forming said head.

31. A sheet of tissue paper, carrying materialto accelerate combustion, said sheet rolled on itself into overlying convolutions" and pasted to form atube, in 'cor binati'onwith a match eirabrneed by said tube with its head in quick-igniting relation to an end of thetubei I I 32. A tubular combustion and rolled on itself into overly.- ing' convolutions andsecured whereby said flare is characterized by contraction of said convolutions around the-match stem during combustion and the production of a live coal residue adhering to-the match stem for ignition purposes in combination w' h a match carrying and embracedby sa" flare matchflai'egcomposed'of a thin tissue-like sheetbf-combustible material carrying chemical salt to accelerate with the match-head in quick igniti g rela-= tion to the'initial ignitingend of saidflare. i

33. A match-flarecarrying material to accelerate combustionfand composed of athin H tissue-like sheet of combustible material rolled on itself intooverlying conv olutions.

.in combination With a match having its said match carrying said flare and cemented in stem passed through said flare with its head thereto.

t in quick initial igniting relation thereto. 7 In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature,

84. A match flare carrying material to acin'presence of two Witnesses. celerate combustion and composed of a thin tissue-like sheet 0f combustible 'material I JOHN DEAN rolled on itself in overlying convolutions Witnesses:

and secured, in combination with a' match Jim. W. KNIGHT,

having its stem passed throughsaid flare, A. L. ANDERSON. 

